Oughtn't

//ˈɔt.n̩t//

"Oughtn't" in a Sentence (5 examples)

I ought to ask, oughtn't I?

We really ought to buy a new car, oughtn't we?

You oughtn't to go out with the little boy remaining alone.

"But oughtn't we be prepared for the best too?" pleaded Anne. "It's just as likely to happen as the worst."

We ought to wake dad, oughtn't we?

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